House Dem Al Green Claims Only Impeachment Can Stop Trump’s Military Takeover [WATCH]

Rep. Al Green (D-TX) is facing renewed criticism from both sides of the aisle after suggesting that a third attempt to impeach President Donald Trump is necessary to prevent the potential use of military force in American cities.

Green made the remarks in a recent interview with Newsweek, defending his decision to reintroduce articles of impeachment and warning of what he described as the risks of unchecked executive power.

Rep. Al Green (D-TX) filed impeachment articles against Trump on May 15, 2025, accusing him of violating court orders and separation of powers. Filed as H.Res.415, it’s Green’s latest attempt, but it’s barely making waves. GOP led House is likely to ignore it. pic.twitter.com/0Ubjm6qlGv

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“You don’t wait [to start impeachment efforts] until tanks are rolling down the streets of American cities,” Green said.

“It’s too late then. You don’t wait until you have what everybody will recognize as a constitutional crisis, because that can be the forerunner to tanks moving down the streets of American cities.”

Green argued that impeachment could serve as a deterrent, saying, “We have this unique opportunity to use impeachment as a deterrent to stop him and prevent what could become more than we have seen in this country in terms of power emanating from a presidency that is out of control.”

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The comments follow a series of recent controversies involving the Texas congressman.

In March, Green was forcibly removed from the House chamber after he interrupted President Trump’s joint address to Congress by shouting and waving his cane at the president.

That incident led to his censure by the House, with ten Democrats joining Republicans to approve the resolution.

Green became the 28th member of the House to be formally censured.

Green’s outburst was widely criticized.

Democratic strategist David Axelrod called the behavior “despicable,” while Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) described it as “a sad cavalcade of self-owns and unhinged petulance.”

Fetterman added, “It only makes Trump look more presidential and restrained. We’re becoming the metaphorical car alarms that nobody pays attention to—and it may not be the winning message.”

A sad cavalcade of self owns and unhinged petulance.

It only makes Trump look more presidential and restrained.

We’re becoming the metaphorical car alarms that nobody pays attention to—and it may not be the winning message. pic.twitter.com/hNgX7ouLjX

— U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) March 5, 2025

Despite the backlash, Green said he stands by his actions and would repeat them if given the chance.

“I am Al Green, an unbought, unbossed, unafraid, liberated Democrat,” he said.

“I will speak truth to power, which is pretty easy to do. You simply say, ‘Power, we have a problem. Let’s solve it.’”

Green described his protest during the March joint address as spontaneous but added, “As I think about it now, I would do it again without the spontaneity.”

He continued, “It was not just the right thing to do. It was the righteous thing to do. I’m talking about protecting and saving lives, and there is no mandate to do the things that they want to do to Medicaid.”

Green introduced his most recent impeachment resolution on May 15, following a similar attempt in February.

Both efforts have drawn skepticism from Democratic leadership, including Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.

Aguilar urged his colleagues in April to shift focus away from impeachment and toward legislative priorities.

“Right now, we will deal with the tools in front of us,” Aguilar said.

“The policies that he and House Republicans have placed forward — which are reckless cuts to the healthcare system, to our supplemental nutrition that is relied on by women and children and families across this country — those are the policies that we’re going to push back against.”

Green’s continued push for impeachment and his latest comments have sparked division within his own party, as Democratic leaders seek to avoid further internal conflict and focus on policy battles ahead of the next legislative session.

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